This is our day guide for Friday March 2nd 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on March 2nd 2018
International: Fagu Purnima
Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Anguilla: James Ronald Webster Day
James Ronald Webster, known in Anguilla as the Father of the Nation, was born on 2 March 1926
Ethiopia: Victory of Adwa
Commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896, which secured Ethiopian sovereigntyRegional
India (regional): Doljatra
Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and RadhaRegional
India (regional): Chapchar Kut
A popular spring festival in Mizoram that marks the completion of the clearing of the jungle ready to be farmed.
Myanmar: Peasants' Day
A day to honour the role and contribution to Myanmar of the peasant workers
North Korea: Tree Planting Day
This traditional folk festival involves people across North Korea planting trees
Puerto Rico: American Citizenship day
On March 2nd 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting U.S. citizenship to residents of Puerto RicoNot a Public Holiday
Taiwan: Lantern Festival
Traditionally celebrated as the birthday of the God of HeavenPublic sector only
USA (regional): Texas Independence Day
Commemorates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico on 2 March 1836| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for March 2nd 2018 | |
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| There are 10 public holidays today. | |
| Day 61 of 2018 | |
| 304 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 09 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2004 - Death of Mercedes McCambridge, American actress and Oscar winner, who is perhaps best known for providing the voice of the possessed child in The Exorcist. | |
| 1990 - Serge Gainsbourg, French Singer and Songwriter, dies. | |
| 1960 - Elvis Presley sets foot in Britain for the first and only time when he alights from a US Military DC-7 which landed to refuel at Prestwick airport, Ayrshire. | |
| 1953 - The Academy Awards - Oscars - are broadcast on television for the first time. |
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